Q: Is 43,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 43,472 is a composite number.

Why is 43,472 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 43,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 19 22 26 38 44 52 76 88 104 143 152 176 208 209 247 286 304 418 494 572 836 988 1,144 1,672 1,976 2,288 2,717 3,344 3,952 5,434 10,868 21,736 and 43,472, with no remainder.

Since 43,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,472, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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